Northern Idolatry

God’s ways are always the best ways. Jeroboam went his own way and destroyed a nation.

Jeroboam

• Great potential – 1 Kings 11:37-38
• Fortifying the cities – 1 Kings 12:25
• Where does false religion come from?
• Orthodoxy
• Golden calves
• The geography

Divided Kingdom

• Judah
  • No images of God
  • Levitical priesthood
  • Central sanctuary
  • Separatists
• Israel
  • Worship of golden calves
  • Multi-tribe priesthood
  • Local and regional sanctuaries
  • Syncretistic